Presque-isle

Peninsula with narrow connection to mainland
Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera, Spain
The Presque-isle of Quiberon, France

Presque-isle (from the French presqu'île, meaning almost island) is a geographical term denoting a piece of land which is closer to being an island than most peninsulas because of its being joined to the mainland by an extremely narrow neck of land.

List of presque-isles

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (August 2008)

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